"The reforms slid into something reminiscent of the
'Cargo Cults' of Polynesia. Just as worshipping replicas
of planes was thought, by cult adherents, to bring the showering
of gifts from the sky, so it became an article of faith
that awarding enough vocational certificates would
somehow transform the nature of the UK economy."

"...implying that the increased holding of qualifications by each successive age group
simply results in employers of each occupation upping their educational requirements
as could be suggested by the credentialist hypothesis."